took the lead in settling the New World. The first‚ Spain‚ was very interested in acquiring huge amounts of gold‚ silver‚ and other rare valuables. In fact‚ the only reason they stumbled upon America is because they were en route to the Far East in search of the "fabled wealth of the Indies." What they found turned out to be much more valuable than a shipload of gold. A new continent was discovered-- one with unbelievable potential. Spain was able to take great advantage of its new found wealth‚ but
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Cambria Rooney 10.10.11 Period 4 The Black Plague struck Europe for the first time in the 15th century‚ wiping out one third of the entire western population. This pandemic changed the way the people who were affected thought and how they lived their lives. The Europeans’ actions within the 15th through 18th centuries were influenced by the need to control the disease‚ fear‚ and their own self-interest. The Europeans tried many ways to maintain the plague from getting worse and spreading
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corporations were so large that they could and some did‚ force out the competition which resulted them in gaining control of that particular market. This allowed corporations to set the prices they desired‚ which affected the consumers pocket as that was the only place they could obtain the product or good from. Business men who ran these large industries became extremely wealthy‚ powerful and influential‚ often at the expense of many poor workers‚ and much of the public saw them as robber barons who
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FOCUS QUESTIONS What are the roots of the modern European era? There were countless political‚ social and economic events that unfolded in the Middle Ages that could be said to be the roots of the Modern European Era...; such as the Black Death‚ the Hundred Years’ War‚ the Great Schism‚ the Reformation of the Church‚ peasant rebellions‚ so on and so forth. However‚ most all of these events were the seeds of broader effects. They brought on such values as Capitalism‚ Nationalism‚ Humanism‚ the
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seemed to also have some hesitation in the idea of a unified Europe. The prime minister of Spain‚ Felipe Gonzalez‚ states "NATO membership and joining the European Community mean the end of the traditional isolation of span." (Doc 11) Since the U.S was the creator of NATO‚ Spain might have some hostility towards America for being left out of NATO‚ while Russians may have hostility left over from the cold war. France seemed to be a bit irritated with the fact that Britain "first refused to participate
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Alexander the Great was‚ as the name entails‚ great in some ways. In other ways though‚ he was not so great. How great was Alexander? Alexander was great in many ways. He was an excellent strategist‚ and was able to conquer almost anything he set out for. He usually was merciful as well‚ and honored all cultures and religions. He tried to learn about hinduism from the Brahmin in India. When he conquered Persia‚ he still let some Persians rule‚ as long as they answered to him. In India‚ whenever
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Was Abraham Lincoln a Successful President? Like all mortals‚ Lincoln was fallible‚ and had both strengths and weaknesses. From the weaknesses side‚ we can mention the following things: * He relied on much on his own judgment‚ even in areas where he lacked expertise‚ causing some diplomatic problems with the European powers. He was slow to act‚ and kept his Secretary of State (Seward) from acting in a timelier manner‚ in the Trent Affair‚ needlessly complicating relations with England. *
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The Holocaust‚ which took place in Germany through 1933 to 1945‚ was a genocide lead by the National Socialist German Workers Party. National meaning nation is highest loyalty‚ Socialist meaning government distributes wealth in a equal matter‚ German shows Hitler’s way of who a “real” german is‚ Workers want to appeal to everyone. Adolf Hitler the leader of the Nazis‚ he wanted a society with only blue eyed‚ blonde hair‚ and fair skin people or the “Aryans”. Hitler’s ideas foreshadowed a total destruction
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An important turning point in world history that affected everyone was the Neolithic Revolution. The Neolithic Revolution began in Southwest Asia and occurred between 8000 B.C.E – 4000 B.C.E. The Neolithic Revolution is an important turning point in history because it allowed people to create civilization. These civilizations were allowed to come to form because of the change in weather from freezing cold to
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Jill Chipman November 28‚ 2008 Section 3 13-16 Essay Choice 1: How did TWO of the following contribute to the reemergence of a two party system in the period 1820 to 1840? ~ Major Political Personalities ~ States’ Rights ~ Economic Issues A distinct two party system began to form in the period of 1820-1840. This change began to form because of several reasons including Major Political Personalities as well as economic issues. For example‚ a strong Sectionalist leader John C
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